Occupy Wall Street protesters are saying that African-Americans need the most help during America’s financial crisis. Many protesters say that Black communities are hit the hardest, and should demand government support for education, infrastructure and jobs, and a slew of other causes that affect their communities. “If any other community needs a bailout, it’s the […]
Occupy Atlanta, a protest inspired by the Occupy Wall St. demonstrations in New York, made news this past weekend after civil rights legend John Lewis was denied the chance to speak to protesters. Footage showing the public denying Lewis, the civil rights organizer who worked closely with with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, surfaced on […]
The Occupy Wall Street protests are nearing its fourth week of rallies and fed up middle and lower class defining themselves as the 99%. The protests, starting in the financial district in New York City on September 17, 2011, have spread nationwide to about 900 cities in such a short period of time. Garnering the most media […]
It has been amazing listening to various critics of the Occupy Wall Street protests suggest that somehow what they’re doing is un-American. I’m the same person who said that the Tea Party had an absolute right to do what they were actually doing. In fact, I also said it was a welcome sight to see […]
Rev. Al Sharpton will broadcast his nationally syndicated radio show live this afternoon (1-4 p.m) from Wall Street where the Occupy Wall Street protests are going on. Sharpton will air his show live from Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan. He said he wants to show that more than just those that are showed on TV […]
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, GOP Presidential candidate Herman Cain had harsh words for the “Occupy Wall Street” movement and the people who blame Wall Street for their financial situations. Cain would also claim that the “Occupy Wall Street” protests are possibly a planned distraction to make people forget about President Obama’s […]
NEW YORK — More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with police. The group Occupy Wall Street has been camped out in a […]
Dr. Cornel West joined protesters in New York city on Tuesday to support their demonstrations against Wall St. The Princeton University professor marched holding a cardboard sign that read: “If the war on poverty was a real war we would actually be putting money into it.” Dr. Cornel West has become the third celebrity in […]
